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[[Image:France S63-789.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 789]]
 
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This specimen was lot 789 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,506 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Louis d'or à l'écu 1692 H, La Rochelle. Selten. Vorzügliches Exemplar mit Prägeglanz.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the shield of 1692, La Rochelle mint. Rare, Extremely fine specimen with mint luster.)"</blockquote> This ''louis d'or à l'écu'' was struck 1690-93. This type is usually found struck over older coins, a process involving all French silver and gold coinage during 1690-1709. These "reformations" were the result of financial manipulations too tedious to discuss here. The ''louis d'or à l'écu'' was succeeded by the ''louis d'or aux 4 L'' struck 1693-1700. Both these types are the first somewhat common gold coins since the 1640's but all are expensive relative to the silver écus. Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> catalogs this date as slightly scarce and notes that some were struck with medal rotation.
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This specimen was lot 789 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,506 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Louis d'or à l'écu 1692 H, La Rochelle. Selten. Vorzügliches Exemplar mit Prägeglanz.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the shield of 1692, La Rochelle mint. Rare, Extremely fine specimen with mint luster.)"</blockquote> This ''louis d'or à l'écu'' was struck 1690-93. This type is usually found struck over older coins, a process involving all French silver and gold coinage during 1690-1709. These "reformations" were the result of financial manipulations too tedious to discuss here. The ''louis d'or à l'écu'' was succeeded by the ''louis d'or aux 4 L'' struck 1693-1700. Both these types are the first somewhat common gold coins since the 1640's but all are expensive relative to the silver écus. Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> catalogs this date as slightly scarce and notes that some were struck with medal rotation.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,400 fn + 31,010 rf<sup>[2]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,400 fn + 31,010 rf<sup>[2]</sup>.

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Sincona sale 63, lot 789

This specimen was lot 789 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,506 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Louis d'or à l'écu 1692 H, La Rochelle. Selten. Vorzügliches Exemplar mit Prägeglanz. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the shield of 1692, La Rochelle mint. Rare, Extremely fine specimen with mint luster.)"

This louis d'or à l'écu was struck 1690-93. This type is usually found struck over older coins, a process involving all French silver and gold coinage during 1690-1709. These "reformations" were the result of financial manipulations too tedious to discuss here. The louis d'or à l'écu was succeeded by the louis d'or aux 4 L struck 1693-1700. Both these types are the first somewhat common gold coins since the 1640's but all are expensive relative to the silver écus. Droulers[2] catalogs this date as slightly scarce and notes that some were struck with medal rotation.

Recorded mintage: 6,400 fn + 31,010 rf[2].

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 24-26 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 6.63 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1435A; Gad-250; Fr-429, KM 278.7, Dr/4 № 406, Dr/2 № 258.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020

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